Loose Ends by Jennifer Haynie

Alex Thornton and Jabir al-Omri, Unit 28 agents who are in love with each other, want to make a life together. Unfortunately, Hashim al-Hassan want nothing more than to take Alex Thornton down to get revenge for deceiving him many years before. In Loose Ends, the second book in the Unit 28 series, Alex and Jabir work to wrap up an investigation and run right back into Hashim again. To make matters worse, Jabir knows a secret which could be compounding their problems but he feels honor bound to keep it. Jennifer Haynie has worked all of this together to create a novel of intrigue, romance, and suspense.

The first book in the Unit 28 series, Panama deception, does set the scene for this novel. That book included much more Islamic terrorist type violence, which I didn't really enjoy reading those parts, but I am glad I read the book that started the series off. However, Loose Ends focuses much more on relationships and includes more of the characters' faith through the book. I especially liked that in this book. There are a few violent scenes but they aren't in the detail that they were in the first book. The female characters are strong and rely on each other and their faith to make it through challenges, I also liked that aspect of the book. I would recommend this series to anyone who likes books with a mixture of romance, suspense and intrigue.

I received a copy of Loose Ends from the author. I was not required to write a positive review.